​[Getty Images]Barcelona stand on the brink of La Liga history, targeting a 10th consecutive victory to start the league season.It will surpass the mark set in 1968-69 by Real Madrid, who will have the chance to end that remarkable run on Sunday when the sides meet at Camp Nou.Barcelona head into El Clasico on the back of a 4-2 Champions League defeat by Paris St-Germain, giving Jose Mourinho’s men the perfect opportunity to capitalise on that setback and wreck the record bid of their rivals.’Madrid with Mourinho wins trophies’Real boss Mourinho has insisted his team’s most recent performances, two 4-1 victories against Sevilla and RB Leipzig, would count for little in a fixture that has such global appeal and standing.”We are in a good dynamic, we play well, we score goals, but the Clasico is different. What we have done before has no influence,” he said.”There are other important matches in the world, but this is the only Clasico, the world stops.”Some of football’s biggest names with be involved, with six of this year’s 30 Ballon d’Or nominees available – Barcelona’s Pau Cubarsi, Rodri and Lamine Yamal, and Real Madrid trio Marc Cucurella, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe.There will be huge individual battles between them on the pitch too.Cucurella could find himself trying to stop national team-mate Lamine Yamal down Barcelona’s right, while centre-back Cubarsi could once again face Mbappe, renewing their rivalry after Spain’s 2-0 victory over France in the World Cup semi-final.Striker Mbappe, though, has been in prolific form for Real, scoring 12 goals in 12 appearances this season.In midfield, Rodri and Bellingham could provide another fascinating clash between two of the game’s leading players.With a six-point gap to leaders Barcelona, Mourinho acknowledged his third-placed side were still adapting to his methods and argued comparisons with more established teams were premature.”We’ve been together for three months if you take away pre-season and international breaks,” he said. “The players are still getting to know me and the way I do things.”He also dismissed the idea of making sweeping tactical changes specifically to contain Lamine Yamal.”He’s a great player, we respect great players. We aren’t going to completely change things. We won’t forget the way we do things,” said Mourinho.”Madrid with Mourinho wins trophies.”What are Real’s attacking options during Vinicius Jr ban?’Shameless’ – Mourinho critical of Vinicius Jr ban timing’We have to be careful and prepared’ – FlickBarcelona manager Hansi Flick believed his side were ready for the challenge of Real, but admitted they must address defensive weaknesses exposed by PSG in midweek.”The players have recovered and they’re ready for this game,” he said at his pre-match media conference.”El Clasico is different, the best match our sport has to offer. Everyone will be watching. You can only win three points, but it’s so much more than that.”The German praised Madrid’s attacking quality an